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This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. It appears that the ceasefire in the Middle East is holding, despite some huffing and puffing from Israel … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is UK prime minister The world has entered a new economic era. In many ways it is more dangerous, with growing threats to our security. But it is also a world of enormous … Read more

I am preparing my will, following my retirement. I recently decided to invest a portion of my wealth in cryptocurrency and I plan to invest more in the coming months. I am thinking about any potential pitfalls I might need to navigate with crypto versus more traditional assets like real estate or cash. What are … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Expecto pecuniam! Said Harry Potter never. The boy wizard and star of book, screen, stage and game did not want for money though, unlike the UK’s creative industries. The government aims to spend £380mn to … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Lawyers like to think they are different from other professionals. But when it comes to managing other lawyers, just how different are they, and is it time to tap more leaders from beyond the law? … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For over a decade, the US has been waging its chip cold war with a familiar arsenal. Blacklists, export controls and extraterritorial rules — all staples of Washington’s well-worn playbook — were meant to deny … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over the second weekend of May, Donald Trump sacked the head of the US Copyright Office. On the previous Friday, the office had released “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 3: Generative AI Training”. For the … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Innovation leads, and regulation follows. Even so, the UK competition watchdog’s efforts to rein in Google are out by a country mile. While there are potential dangers to the search giant’s dominance, including large language … Read more